MD HB1393 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 18 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-20 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on March 18 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-20 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Defining the term "conviction" as it relates to the standard required to file a petition for writ of actual innocence by a person convicted at trial; establishing a standard required to file a petition for writ of actual innocence by a person convicted as a result of a guilty plea, an Alford plea, or a plea of nolo contendere; and requiring that a petition for actual innocence require a sworn affirmation by the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent.
Title
Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Nontrial Convictions
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2017-03-15 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (96-44) (Y: 96 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-20 | Senate | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
| 2017-03-18 | House | Third Reading Passed (96-44) |
| 2017-03-17 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2017-03-17 | House | Favorable with Amendments {202019/1 Report Adopted |
| 2017-03-17 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary |
| 2017-03-07 | House | Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2017-02-10 | House | First Reading Judiciary |
